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SBI Clerk Pre Quiz- Sentence Improvement

Directions (1-10): Which of the following phrases among (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase/expression printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Q1. Can Indian civil servants offered effectively in the country’s socio-economic development in the absence of specialisation within their ranks?
(I)deliver effectively
(II)furnish effectively
(III)deliberately offer
Only (I)
Only (III)
Both (I) and (II)
Both (II) and (III)
No correction required

Q2. India can learn from countries such as Austria, Belgium, Norway, Romania, UK, etc. which provide vocational training to improve employability of women migrants and access to support services.
(I)improving employable women migrants
(II)in a bid to improve the living standard of all
(III)to transfer the opportunities to women migrants
Only (I)
Both (II) and (III)
Only (III)
All (I), (II) and (III)
No correction required

Q3. I had to ask them to repeat their salary offer because it just seemed too good to have been true!
(I) to be true
(II) to become true
(III) have becoming true
only (I)
Both (II) and (III)
only (III)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q4. If I have been you, I would not place too much trust in their findings.
(I) Had I been you
(II) If I were you
(III) If I was you
only (I)
Both (I) and (II)
Both (I) and (III)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q5. Unless you will study diligently, you'll never understand trigonometry.
(I) you have to study
(II) you study
(III) you will be studying
only (I)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q6. Her life was on a new course now, and the future looked brighter than it ever had.
(I) than it ever were
(II) than it has been
(III) than it ever will
only (I)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q7. I prefer to walk than to drive in a big city like Tokyo.
(I) walking than driving
(II) walk to drive
(III) walking to driving
only (III)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q8. His long and eventful career, while, crossed soon afterwards by his death on the 26th of July 1712.
(I) however, terminated soon
(II) notwithstanding, discontinued soon
(III) since, ceased early
only (III)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q9. Aadhaar has established itself as the primary form of identity, with more than nine out of 10 respondents using it for this purpose.
(I) has established it
(II) have been established it
(III) had establishing itself
only (III)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Q10. She's in the most unique position of running for office against her husband.
(I) on the few unique
(II) in the much unique
(III) in the unique
only (III)
Only (II)
Both (I) and (II)
All (I), (II) and (III)
no correction required

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold which may or may not be fitting into the sentence either due to grammatical error or contextual error. There are four expressions given below each sentence, out of which one of them can be used to replace the existing highlighted phrase to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct. Choose the most appropriate alternative among the five options that determine the correct phrase that should replace the phrase given in bold. If the phrase given in bold doesn’t require any replacement, choose option (e) i.e., “No correction required” as your answer.

Q11. The banking industry had begun already incorporating blockchain.

began already
has already begun
have already begun
will began already
no replacement required

Q12. They would probably be leaving very soon and anything she had done hurrying the process meant they would get to Ashley sooner.
she did hurriedly
she might have done hurriedly
she do to hurry
she could do to hurry
no replacement required

Q13. The dacoits looted the house and before the police arrived the things were taken away.
the things was taken away
they took away the things
the things were taken off
they taken away the things
no replacement required

Q14. The changing Henry’s life is drastic when he lost all his money on the stock market.
Henry’s drastically changing life
Henry’s life changed drastically
The drastic changes in Henry’s life
The life of Henry changed drastically
no replacement required

Q15. Everyone felt sorry for Kevin since his wife’s immoderate shopping bills always exceeded the amount of money he made.
amount of money he makes
the amount of money he have made
amount for money he made
the amount makes by him
no replacement required

5Banking and SSC : SBI Clerk Pre Quiz- Sentence Improvement
Directions (1-10): Which of the following phrases among (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase/expression...